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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting freetype package, versions <2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8+esm2

high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Mature
    EPSS 2.55% (91st percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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SUSE
8.1 high
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Red Hat
8.6 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-FREETYPE-1020805
  • published 21 Oct 2020
  • disclosed 3 Nov 2020
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Introduced: 21 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-15999 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 freetype to version 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8+esm2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freetype package and not the freetype package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

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